space transportation vehicle
Defined in 2 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
The term “space transportation vehicle” means any vehicle constructed for the purpose of operating in, or transporting a payload to, from, or within, outer space, or in suborbital trajectory, and includes any component of such vehicle not specifically designed or adapted for a payload.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 1998–present42 U.S.C. § 14701The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · in this section
- 2026–present51 U.S.C. § 50101National and Commercial Space Programs · Definitions · in this chapter
Space transportation vehicle.—The term “space transportation vehicle” means any vehicle constructed for the purpose of operating in, or transporting a payload to, from, or within, outer space, or in suborbital trajectory, and includes any component of such vehicle not specifically designed or adapted for a payload.
Source
- 2010–202651 U.S.C. § 50101National and Commercial Space Programs · Definitions · in this chapter